Devils Island Light, Maritime lighthouse on Devils Island, Nova Scotia.
The white octagonal wooden tower stands 15 feet tall with its light positioned 52 feet above the water level at Halifax Harbour entrance.
The lighthouse commenced operation in 1877, replacing an earlier 1852 structure, and maintained a fixed red light until modifications in later decades.
Maritime families from Eastern Passage maintain connections to Devils Island, where their ancestors served as dedicated lighthouse keepers until 1967.
The automated lighthouse continues to guide vessels through Halifax Harbour with its white flashing light, visible from the eastern shore entrance.
Devils Island transformed from a tree-covered land called Isle Verte to a barren outpost containing several abandoned dwellings near the lighthouse.
Location: Nova Scotia
GPS coordinates: 44.58094,-63.45847
Latest update: March 5, 2025 02:04
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